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Three Classes in Durham and Raleigh - Hello poets!
Just a quick note that I'll be hosting a few writing classes in Durham and Raleigh in the coming weeks. If you're interested in attending, follow the respective links below to register.
Make it a great

Poet Local Podcast with Terri Kirby Erickson - We recently recorded a podcast with local poet Terri Kirby
Erickson where we discussed her poetry, getting published and
climbing trees. It's posted to:
http://livingpoetrync.podomati­c.com/
Enjoy!

February Workshops for Writers - Hello poets!
Around the US 1099s are arriving in writers' mailboxes. Tax time! Go to open mics? Drive to critique groups? Don’t forget to include mileage in your tax deductions. The IRS increased allowable

Join our 3rd Anniversary Celebration!!! - Happy New Year, Everyone!
I hope you are well and have enjoyed 2012 so far!
For us, it is time to celebrate again: our 3rd Anniversary is this month! Come out to lift

Living Poetry Society Book Club - Books for 2012 - Thank you all for your suggestions. Here is the list of books we will be reading from February through October. I'm leaving November and December open in case we hear about other books we must read later in the year.
Februar

Living Poetry Society Book Club - Art of the Poetic Line - Don't forget--next week we will be reading, James Longenbach's Art of the Poetic Line. Here is an excerpt from the book from the publisher, Graywolf Press: http://www.graywolfpress.org/c­omponent/page,shop.flypage/pro­duct_id,247/category_id,9de

Part 2 of Living Poetry's Latest Podcast - Good morning, Living Poetry!
Just a little note to let you know Part II of our podcast about dead poets of North Carolina is up and ready for you. You can even subscribe to it on iTunes.

Book Club Selections 2012 - Living Poets, While you're trimming the tree, lighting those Hanukkah candles, or decking the halls in black, red, and green for Kwanzaa, think about the poets you'd like to read in 2012. They may be living or dead, famous or obscure--just a

Best of 2011 Contest Reminder - The deadline for Living Poetry's Best of 2011 Contest is fast approaching. RSVP to the Meetup event and email up to three poems to [address removed] before December 15th. It's only $2 per poem and open to poets anywhere and everywhere as lon

Monday Poetry Prompt x 2 - Hello - Good Morning!
I am sending out two prompts today, since I won't have access to a computer next Monday. Since next Monday is Halloween, of course, the prompts have to relate... but not the 'write a spooky poem' kind of way

Narrative Threads: Call for Poets - Hello, Poets! If you are interested participating in a visual/word
collaboration between writers and art quilters for a show that will be
presented at the Page-Walker Arts Center this coming June, please contact me
for info or send me some samples of y

Writing Workshops in Raleigh - Hello poets!
I bumped into a few of you this week who were interested in learning more about self-publishing. I'm hosting a Self-Publishing Basics workshop in the Five Points area of Raleigh next weekend 10/15 (and it includes br

Psychoanalystics & Creativity - course -
Hello,
The Lucy Daniels Foundation offers a course in connecting our inner struggles with our creative process. This is not just geared towards poets or writers... any creative person can attend.
If you are interested, th

Re: [poetry-566] Monday Poetry Prompt - Hi! I've thought of you often and miss you and Don! There is a wonderful sounding event--- I think, with Diane Kaufman, at the Depot-- a lovely place-- in Hillsboro tomorrow at 1:00 pm--- do you know about it? I will try

Monday Poetry Prompt - Hello - Good Morning!
This week's prompt is: write a poem using an idiom or set of idioms.
Generate all the idioms you can think of involving a particular word or combination of words. Let the ideas fl

poets needed for online radio show - Hello poets,
One of our members, Vanessa Vendola, is looking for people who are interested in reciting their poetry for www.bluesjazzradio.com. If you do not have an mp3 player, you can send your poetry to Vanessa and she wi

Poems for Breast Cancer - Pretty in Pink - Hello poets and poetry lovers,
A friend of mine is working with the Pretty in Pink organization to stage a day of pampering for 15-20 women battling breast cancer. She's in charge of coordinating each of the ladies' gift bags and

Need Erotic Poetry Readers for SPARKcon - Hi poets!
Please respond to this email ASAP if you're interested in reading at Spark After Dark - the erotic poetry component to SPARKcon (www.sparkcon.com)! It takes place on Thursday, September 15th at 10PM in downtown Raleigh

Monday Poetry Prompt - Hello - Good Morning!
This week's prompt is: write a window poem ... let's imitate Billy Collins: what do you see outside your window, what don't you see there; would you rather want to look outside someone elses

Book Club Selections - Hello Living Poet!
A little later than promised, but here are the book club selections for the remainder of the year:
October: The Selected Levis by Larry Levis
November: What the Living Do by Ma

Meetup Cancelled: POET LOCAL - Maureen Sherbondy - POET LOCAL - Maureen Sherbondy, scheduled to occur on Sunday, December 12,[masked]:00 PM has been cancelled. Please update your plans accordingly. If you have further questions, you can email me through the "Contact Organizer" link on

Meetup Cancelled: Sharing Creativity (workshop) - Sharing Creativity (workshop), scheduled to occur on Thursday, December 16,[masked]:30 PM has been cancelled. Please update your plans accordingly. If you have further questions, you can email me through the "Contact Organizer" link on

New Meetup: POET LOCAL - Maureen Sherbondy - I hope you can make it out to see this great poet! PT ==============================­==============================­======================== Announcing a new Meetup for Living Poetry @ Brier Creek (Raleigh)! Wh

Meetup Cancelled: POET LOCAL - Debra Kaufman - The poet is under the weather, so we will reschedule her appearance in March! PT ==============================­======================= POET LOCAL - Debra Kaufman, scheduled to occur on Sunday, November 21,[masked]:00 PM has been

New Meetup: POET LOCAL - Debra Kaufman - This month's Poet Local is Debra Kaufman. She will be reading from her latest book, The Next Moment . I hope you will be able to attend! PT =================== Announcing a new Meetup for Living Poetry @ Brier Creek

Book Club: Time Change - Now that the time has changed, the book club is moving up an hour to 2PM on the first Sunday of the month. That way we don't have to drive home in the dark. Please adjust your clocks accordingly!

Merwin Reading at Duke This Thursday!!! - I just thought I'd let you know that the US Poet Laureate is a visiting professor at Duke this year and will be giving a reading on Thursday, October 28th at 7:30 at

Poetry Workshop for Children -
Hi all,
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Living Poetry?will be participating with this year's West End Poet's Fest in Carrboro on Saturday, October 16th.?Just wanted to pass along the attached flyer for a kids' poetry

Book Club Registered at Local Bookstores - The Living Poetry Society book club is now registered with Quail Ridge Books (Raleigh), Flyleaf Books (Chapel Hill) and the Regulator Bookshop (Durham). Please visit these stores and start asking when these books will be available for purchase.

No-show Rules - Hello Everyone, I hope you are doing well and staying cool! It is unfortunate and annoying that we are dealing with an increasing number of no-shows (and I include last minute cancellations here, too, since I can't react to them prop

poetrySPARK - Poetry on Demand Booth - Hi all, Here's an update for you regarding next month's Poetry on Demand Booth: POETRY ON DEMAND VOLUNTEERS We will be hosting the booth from 10AM-4PM on Saturday, September 18th. I will be scheduling everyone into 2 hour shifts

REMINDER: POET LOCAL - Bruce Lader - We are happy to have Bruce Lader as our 4th Poet Local this Sunday, June 20th at 3:00 PM! Bruce is the author of four published volumes, including the full-length book "Landscapes of Longing" published by Main Street Rag in 2009 and new chapbook

Idea Contest Update... here's the great news!!! - Hello Living Poetry Folks! Here is an overview of the fun ideas we are going to start from the Idea Contest. Thanks to you, we?ve had so many splendid ideas to pick from. And here is what we?ve decided to realize in addition to our current ev

REMINDER: POET LOCAL - Grey Brown - We are happy to have Grey Brown as our 3rd Poet Local this Sunday, May 16th at 3:00 PM! Grey has turned her passion for poetry into a full-time job as the Literary Arts Director at Duke University's Health Arts Network. Please come out to hear her

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Someone recently said, poetry is not meant to be read quietly, but to be listened to. So just like in the Dead Poets Society movie, I would like to meet with people who also love poetry, love to read it aloud, love to perform it, love to talk about it and love to write it. - Let's come together sharing poems and why they touch us the way they do.